<div dir="ltr">Hello Everyone,<div><br></div><div>I thought the following would be interesting for people in our state to know and very useful financially. Hope it is helpful and/or something that can be passed along.</div><div>I have pasted below the description of this program because they describe it more thoroughly and properly than I might be able to:</div><div><br></div><div><p style="margin:1em 0px;font-size:14px;line-height:1.6em;color:rgb(29,43,62);font-family:"Open Sans",Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif">The Emergency Broadband Benefit is an <a href="https://www.fcc.gov/emergency-broadband-benefit-program" style="color:rgb(44,117,214);text-decoration-line:none;outline:0px">FCC program</a> to help families and households struggling to afford internet service during the COVID-19 pandemic. This new benefit will connect eligible households to jobs, critical healthcare services, virtual classrooms, and so much more.</p><h4 style="font-size:1.0625em;line-height:1.28571em;margin:1.15em 0px;color:rgb(29,43,62);font-family:"Open Sans",Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif">About the Emergency Broadband Benefit</h4><p style="margin:1em 0px;font-size:14px;line-height:1.6em;color:rgb(29,43,62);font-family:"Open Sans",Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif">The Emergency Broadband Benefit will provide a discount of up to $50 per month towards broadband service for eligible households and up to $75 per month for households on qualifying Tribal lands. Eligible households can also receive a one-time discount of up to $100 to purchase a laptop, desktop computer, or tablet from participating providers if they contribute more than $10 and less than $50 toward the purchase price.</p><p style="margin:1em 0px;font-size:14px;line-height:1.6em;color:rgb(29,43,62);font-family:"Open Sans",Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif">The Emergency Broadband Benefit is limited to one monthly service discount and one device discount per household.</p><h4 style="font-size:1.0625em;line-height:1.28571em;margin:1.15em 0px;color:rgb(29,43,62);font-family:"Open Sans",Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif">Who Is Eligible for the Emergency Broadband Benefit Program?</h4><p style="margin:1em 0px;font-size:14px;line-height:1.6em;color:rgb(29,43,62);font-family:"Open Sans",Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif">A household is eligible if a member of the household meets <em>one</em> of the criteria below:</p><ul style="margin:0px 0px 1em 1.2em;padding:0px 0px 0px 30px;list-style:square;color:rgb(29,43,62);font-family:"Open Sans",Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:14px"><li>Has an income that is at or below 135% of the <a href="https://aspe.hhs.gov/poverty-guidelines" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank" style="color:rgb(44,117,214);text-decoration-line:none;outline:0px">Federal Poverty Guidelines</a> or participates in certain assistance programs, such as SNAP, Medicaid, or <a href="https://www.fcc.gov/lifeline-consumers" style="color:rgb(44,117,214);text-decoration-line:none;outline:0px">Lifeline</a>;</li><li>Approved to receive benefits under the free and reduced-price school lunch program or the school breakfast program, including through the USDA Community Eligibility Provision in the 2019-2020 or 2020-2021 school year;</li><li>Received a Federal Pell Grant during the current award year;</li><li>Experienced a substantial loss of income due to job loss or furlough since February 29, 2020 and the household had a total income in 2020 at or below $99,000 for single filers and $198,000 for joint filers; or</li><li>Meets the eligibility criteria for a participating provider's existing low-income or COVID-19 program.</li></ul><h4 style="font-size:1.0625em;line-height:1.28571em;margin:1.15em 0px;color:rgb(29,43,62);font-family:"Open Sans",Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif">How to Apply</h4><div class="gmail-video2" style="float:right;overflow:auto;margin-left:10px;padding:10px;width:357.763px;color:rgb(29,43,62);font-family:"Open Sans",Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:14px;white-space:pre-line">
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</div><p style="margin:1em 0px;font-size:14px;line-height:1.6em;color:rgb(29,43,62);font-family:"Open Sans",Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif">Eligible households must <strong>both apply for the program and contact a participating provider to select a service plan.</strong></p><p style="margin:1em 0px;font-size:14px;line-height:1.6em;color:rgb(29,43,62);font-family:"Open Sans",Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif">There are three ways for eligible households to apply:</p><ol style="margin:0px 0px 1em 1.5em;padding:0px 0px 0px 30px;list-style-position:initial;color:rgb(29,43,62);font-family:"Open Sans",Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:14px"><li><strong>Contact a <a href="https://www.fcc.gov/emergency-broadband-benefit-providers" style="color:rgb(44,117,214);text-decoration-line:none;outline:0px">participating broadband provider</a></strong> directly to learn about their application process. If you are unable to apply through them directly, you will have to apply using option 2 or 3 below, and then contact a participating provider to select an eligible plan.</li><li value="2"><strong>Go to </strong><a href="http://getemergencybroadband.org/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="color:rgb(44,117,214);text-decoration-line:none;outline:0px"><strong>GetEmergencyBroadband.org</strong></a> to apply online and to find participating providers near you. After you apply, you will have to contact a participating provider to select an eligible plan.</li><li value="3"><strong>Call 833-511-0311 for a mail-in application or <a href="https://getemergencybroadband.org/how-to-apply/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="color:rgb(44,117,214);text-decoration-line:none;outline:0px">print a copy</a></strong>, and return it along with copies of documents showing proof of eligibility to:</li><li value="3">Emergency Broadband Support Center<p style="margin:1em 0px 1em 0.75in;line-height:1.6em">P.O. Box 7081<br>London, KY 40742</p><p style="margin:1em 0px;line-height:1.6em">After you received a notice that you have qualified for the program, households must contact a participating provider to select an Emergency Broadband Benefit eligible service plan.</p></li></ol><div><font color="#1d2b3e" face="Open Sans, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:14px"><br></span></font></div><div><font color="#1d2b3e" face="Open Sans, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:14px">Again, I hope this is helpful to someone.</span></font></div></div><div><font color="#1d2b3e" face="Open Sans, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:14px">Christina</span></font></div></div>